Photographs from Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - the day Barack Obama is sworn in as President of the United States.
Capitol
Capitol is illuminated in the early morning hours before the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected to the office of President in the history of the United States. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
